Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-02-16
MERE-MENTION.

MERE.MENTION.
Governor Scales has appointed Hon. j. j.
Davis, of Franklin county, to the place on
the Supreme Court bench of North Caroli-
ma, made vacant by the death of Associate
Justice Ashe. ''.''''': The West Virginia Leg
| islature has not yet elected United States
Senator, though seventy ballots have been
losses to New York capital and labor by the
recent strike aggregates Sc 800, ,00O.' '..''''Ten
thieves were publicly whipped at New Cas-
tie, DEL, on Saturday. .''...'::The bill for the
redemption of trade dollars was passed
by the House of Representatives on Satur-
day. ."'..'"Both houses of the Nevada Leg
islature have adopted resolutions disfran-
chising Mormons in Nevada. 1.-THE la
test evidence in regard to the White River
persons, all told on the wrecked train. Of
these 32 were killed. 36 injured, ~ went on
North and returned home. .'''''''''A gross
of steel pens formerly costing s35 may now
be produced for eight cents. 1.-THE busi-
ness failures in the United States last week
number 231. .''.''''''A severe hurricane in
Eastern Ohio, last Friday, destroyed prop
erty to the value OF 800, 600: :"'."A share
in the Chemical National Bank, of New
York City, which originally cost 800, is
now worth 80, 500. TN an area of LOG, lob
square miles in the Northwestern provinces
of India there are said to be 4400O,O00 Hin
docs. .'''''''' Henry CleWs, the Wall street
broker, on Wednesday said: "The man who
can't make milk and honey to live on out OF
the prosperity which is going to prevail
throughout this country for the entire year
1887, ought to die for the benefit of his fam
lily. Hencefbrth it is bull year, with occa-
sional healthy setbacks. ''''''''''The wheat
crop of Washington Territory for 1886 is
placed at $500, 900 bushels from an acreage
of 445, 900 acres 1.-THE jail at Murfrees-
boro, Tenn, was burned last Sunday morn
ing, and three men confined in it perished
in the flames. .''''''''Secretary Manning for
mally placed his resignation as Secretary of
the Treasury in the hands of the President
last Monday. His successor has not yet
been named. 1.-The four thousand saloons
in Chicago are fact with a big mean
ing. "A prominent undertaken at Re-
no, Nevada, is Coffin G.. Bier. '''''''''A large
cake of ice cut from the Illinois river, near
Ottawa, contained the body of a man fro
zen in the middle of it. The dead man
was Joseph johnson, of Peru, III. I'm
Kentucky last year nearly 100000 BUSH
els more of corn were raised than in 1885.
7@HE Cost OF FOOD FOR A FIELD HAND.
When you consider the question of neces-
sary food for a field hand you will see
that it costs little. A hand can live we'll
on $1.75 a month, provided his cooking
has not to be paid for. A bushel OF meal
costs 80 cents, a quarter of pound of meat
a day will cost As cents, and that leaves
40 cents for molasses, salt and other extras.
That will bring the living up to s2l year.
The farmer who boards his hands can do it
at this price, if he attaches no value to his
vegetables and fruit, and the occasional
chicken pie on extra occasions. If any one
should hire dozen hands, and hire cook
for them, they can be boarded at 500 each
year. Living is now cheap. 1t is waste
and extravaganza that ruin most people,
iSpartaab,trg Spartan.
HARD ON THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.-Mr. ST.
John, the Prohibition candidate for Presi-
dent in the last campaign, delivered an ad-
dress in New York last Sunday in which
occurred these utterances: II have been
unable to say bad things against even New
York saloon keepers. | cannot find it in
my heart to abuse men who are engaged
in lawful business. I cannot distinguish
morally, between the saloon keeper and
the law that lets him sell rum, nor between
him and those who make the law, between
him and the deacon who votes for men who
make such law. They will all be bunch
ed on the great judgment day. The AL
mighty won't bother to try them separate
ly, and they will all be put to the same
punishment"
A COLUMBIAN HONoRED.-Presdent
Cleveland has selected Judge A. @. Haskell,
of Columbia, as one of the United States
directors of the Pacific Railroad, and the
appointment will be made public. in few
days. Judge Haskell has had considerable
experience in railroad matters, having serv-
ed for number of years past as president
of the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta
Railroad, which position he still occupies.
The salary of the Office is $1,000 per annum
and travelling expenses. The acceptance OF
the Office will not interfere with Col. Has
kell's duties as bank president, nor render it
necessary for him to change his residence
from Columbia.
THE Cost OF HANGING A FIRsT-CLAss
CRIMINAL.-The bill in favor of City-Ser-
geant j. G. Smith against the Common
which was presented to Auditor Mayre on
Thursday, contained the following items:
For labor (scafold), SAL for rope, $25 for
suit of clothes, $50; for lumber, 1925; for
cape, S1.5O; for silk for cap, 80 cents; for
making same, Is cents; for cap and rope,
sl.50; for sawdust and hauling, Is cents for
scaffold built by Farrar, $35; for Talliafer-
ro's bill for lumber, 81. 80; for hanging fee,
So. Total, Sal 92.-Riclamond Dispatch.
DEATH OF Col. DoGAN.-Col. w. S. Do
gan, of Union county, died in the Asylum
at Columbia, on Sunday last, of softening
of the brain after short illness. Col. Dogan
was we'll known throughout the State as
man of genial character and generous i'm
pulses. He was member of Jenkins bri-
gade, in which he served during the late
war until incapaciated for duty. At the
time of his death he was in the 61st year of
his age. His remains were taken to Union
for burial
IMPORTANT TO MEXICAN PENSIONERS.
Commissioner of Pensions Black invites
expectant pensioners under the Mexican
pension law to communicate directly with
the pension bureau at Washington. The
commissioner has prepared letters of in
structions and blank forms of application
and affidavit for witnesses, which will be
furnished to each direct applicant, and
which, if properly used, will greatly hasten
the adjudication of the rights of appli-
cantS.
THE NEW DEPoT.-The Massachusetts,
and Southern Construction Company de-
serve thanks for the introduction of the
Northern idea of adorning depots. The
Shelby depot will soon be transformed from
an old field into an attractive depot, adorn-
ed with flower yard; shade trees and
macademized walk. Southern depots gen.
orally look bleak and desolate; this will be
a delightful contrast.-,Sheldy Aarora.
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